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F. L. LATTINIORE.

PAPER CAP.

APPLICATION FILZD JULY 25.1916.

Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

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FLORENCE L. LATTIMORE, F FOREST HILLS, NEW YORK.

PAPER car.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 191?.

Application filed .Tu1y 25, 1916. Serial No. 111,180.

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLORENCE L. LATTL MORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Forest Hills, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper Caps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to caps, has as its objects to provide a sanitary cap which is particularly adapted for use by bakers, cooks and persons employed in other industries where it is desired that the heads of the workmen be covered. The cap is preferably composed of paper, so that it may be manufactured at a minimum cost and placed 7 upon the market at a relatively low price,

thus allowing the person using the same to discard or throw it away as soon as it becomes too soiled for further use. The cap is adapted to be readily assembled and presentsa neat and pleasing appearance. The above and other objects of the invention are obtained by the structures described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

. and wherein,

Figure 1 is a blank cut to the desired shape, which blank is adapted to be folded to form a womans cap, such as shown in Fig. 10. q

Figs. 2 to 9 disclose the successive folding operations or steps which are carriedoutin producing the finished cap from the blank disclosed in Fig. 1

Fig. 10 discloses a completed cap which is designed particularly for use by women.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view on line 1111, Fig. 7.

' Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken on line 12 12, Fig. 8. q

Fig. 13 is a cut blank from which a mans cap is adapted to be formed.

.Fig. 14 discloses one of the folding steps or operations carried out in producing the finished cap.

Fig. 15 is a perspective view of a completed cap which is designed particularly for use by men. i Fig. 16 is a sectional View taken on line 16l6, Fig. 15.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals represent like parts in the several views, and particularly toSheets 1 and 2, wherein is discolsed a womans cap,.10 designates a blank which may be cut from a rectangular piece of suitable material, preferably, paper, as paper may be cheaply obtained, and, therefore, after the cap has become slightly soiled, it may be thrown away. As the labor or cost of laundiying the cap is thus eliminated, the loss to the user is very slight.

That end of the blank which is to form the front of the cap is provided with two slits 11, which extend into the blank for a short distance, the slits being on opposite sides and at equal distances from the blanks longitudinal central line with which they are in parallelism. There is thus formed a body portion, which is to form the crown of the cap, and having a front extension or flap 12, the corners of which may be cut away obliquely as at 13. The edges of the extension 12 may have any suitable or fancy configuration, that shown in the drawings being by way of illustration only.

The end of the blank which is to form the rear of the womans cap has its corners cut away to provide a tail-piece 14-. This end of the blank is cut inwardly at opposite sides, and at right angles to the side edges of the blank forming edges 15 which are equal in length to the distance between the edge of the blank and the slit 1.1 at the front piece of the blank, and by this arrangement, side flaps 16 which are adapted to be folded to form the band of the cap as hereinafter described are obtained. The rear end of the blank is out at either side along a line 17, and it is then cut transversely along edges 18, thus forming small square corners or projections. The edges 17 and 18 are equal, and, each is preferably, one-half the width of the flap 16.

The tail-piece let is preferably cut in substantially the form of an are, but, of course, it may becut to any suitable or fanciful configuration depending upon the tastes or fancies of the particular designer.

The blank may be provided with a plurality of small openings 30, which serve to ventilate the interior of the cap when the same is upon the head, and while any number of such openings may be provided, I have shown two in the present instance.

After the blank is cut out as above described, a longitudinal plait 19 on either side of the central line of the blank is made, which plaits are folded inwardly toward each other as shown in Figs. 2 and l. The next step consistsin folding the side flaps along the central longitudinal lines thereof,

as shown in Figs. 3 and 4:. The blank is then folded, as shownin Fig. 5, transversely of the plaits 19 along the dotted line 20, Fig. 3.

The corners of the folded portion of the sheet of paper shown in Fig. 5 are then folded over to bring the folded edges of the.

flaps 16 in alinement with each other as shown in Fig. 6. The ends of the flaps 16 are then drawn from beneath the triangular folded corners 21, one of the forward ends of said flaps being adapted (as shown in Fig. 7) to inclose what had, in the unfolded blank, constituted the front edge 13 of the blank, and the forward end of the other side flap is adapted to be opened to receive the front edge of the blank together with the forward end of the opposite blank 16 which incloses such edge, as shown in Figs. 8 and 12. The parts so folded are then secured in position by any suitable securing means, in the present instance, staples 22 being illustrated as passing through the flaps 16 and being bent or clenched on the inside of the cap. I

The rear end of the blank as shown in Fig. 7 is then creased along a line 23 extending obliquely from the corner between the edges 15 and 17 toward the center of the cap, and it is also creased along a line 24 running from a point formed by the edges 17 and 18 and meeting the line 23. A plait is then taken along the lines 23 and 24, which plait is so folded that the outer end of the plait lies between the folds of the blank 16 as shown in Fig. 9. As the edges 17 and 18 are equal, and are one-half the width of the flap 16, the edges 15, 17 and 18lie one above the other, and thus form a neat and even ap pearanee. These plaits are then secured between the plies of the flaps 16 by means of suitable fasteners 25, one of which fasteners has a string 26 secured thereto which, when the cap is placed upon the head, is adapted to be brought across the back of the headand have its free end secured to the fastener o the opposite side of the cap.

Referring now to the second embodiment of this invention which'is disclosed in. Figs. 13 to 16, 10 designates a blank from which amanscap is adapted to beproduced. In this embodiment, the rear end of the blank is out similar to the front end thereof,.and these endsare somewhatsimilar to the front end of the womenscap heretofore described. The blank 10 at both itsfront and rear end is provided with a pair of spaced-apart slits 11 corresponding to slits 11 ofFig. 1, and forming rear and front flaps or extensions 12 and 12", respectively. The front and rear flaps. or extensions are curved as designated by the numeral 13 and terminate somewhat short of the ends of the side fi aps 16. After the blank is cut out as above described, the side flaps 16 are folded along longitudinal lines which are to one side of the longitudinal center of the flaps, so that are then placed between the thickncs'ses or folds of one of the side flaps16 and the end of the other side flap 16 is then opened to receive'the end of the first flap asshown in Fig. 16. Staples22 or other suitable securing means are then passed through several plies of the material as shown inFig. 16, to secure the same in position. L '3 The mans cap which is, preferably, constructed of paper, is substantiallyof circu lar form, as shown in Fig. 15, and presents a relatively smooth surface, and a neat and pleasing appearance; The body orfcr own portion of the cap shown in Figs; 13 to 16 may be folded or plaited along the samegeneral longitudinal lines as the womans'eap disclosed in Figs. 1 to 12, but Ihave shown the plaits 19. in the mans cap as con-verging toward'the center of the cap to illustrate one of the changeswh-ich may be made. It will be seen tha-tin each of the embodiments 'of my invention the blank is cut to form a body or central portionconsti'tuting the crown of the finished cap, and a sidefiap on either side of the body portion, which flaps are folded to form the band .ofthe cap. In both the womens and the mens cap the body portion is provided with a fronteXjtension, and the front ends ofthe side flaps 5 are separated from this extension and these protruding or" free ends; of the flaps are folded over the extension and secured in place in any suitable manner.

The band portions of "heca-ps being of substantial height and {relatively smooth, present excellent surfaces to which alabel bearing a suitable legend, trade-markor 'advertising matter may be fastened, or on which such matter may be written orprinted. In Fig. 9, I have shown a label bearing the name Sanicap as fastened to the front of the womens cap by means of the staples 22, while in Fig. 15, I have shown this word written or printed on the band itself, but, of

portion and each having its front end extending forwardly, and a square projection in each of the corners between the rear edge of the flap and the tail piece, the edges of said projections being substantially equal to one-half of the width of said flaps.

2. A cap comprising a crown portion, a front extension, a tail piece, longitudinal plaits in said crown, front extension and tail piece, a band composed of two flaps each connected to the opposite side of the crown portion and having their forward ends separated from said front extension, means for securing the front ends of the flaps and the front extension together, plaits in said tail piece, means for securing the rear end of the flaps and plaits together, and means connected to said securing means for adjusting and securing the cap to the head of the user.

8. A blank for caps comprising a body 20 portion, a flap on either side of said body portion, an extension on one end of said body portion extending between the ends of said flaps, and a square projection in each of the corners between the rear edge of the 25 flaps and the body portion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FLORENCE L. LATTIMORE.

Witnesses:

GEORGIA G. RALPH, ROBERT MARSH.

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